Is anyones young children struggling?

[Brahx]

Dd3.6 is really struggling this week. Every day she’s been asking to go to the park/pre school/ ice cream shop/ park. Iv explained that people are poorly which is why we have to stay in but she doesn’t understand.

How are your little ones managing?

Only so much art/garden/baking things we can do!

DS is 2 and misses her toddler classes, she's always asking about them. Most of them have an online version now, but it's not the same (and they've stopped this week for Easter anyway). We do some other online toddler classes, craft activities, and lots of dancing/movement around the flat (no garden). Every morning we go out for a walk for a couple of hours which is good for exercise and getting out to somewhere different (I choose a different park or gardens every time, to make it more interesting), and do some forest school type activities. I was worried about her wanting to go to the playgrounds in the park, but she's been happy just to explore plants and trees so far.

She still has an afternoon nap, which is lucky as it takes up a good chunk of the afternoon. She's also quite a slow eater, so mealtimes also take up quite a bit of the day. The pace of life now is much slower now we don't have to be anywhere at a certain time, and all the usual daily tasks have sort of stretched to fill the days.

Yes my 7 year old daughter is struggling. Tantrums every day which is so unlike her. Doesn't want to do anything even go in the garden. I'm really worried about it.

It's very hard My DD wants me to play all day and it's exhausting me!

I’m actually really surprised that ours are just loving being in the garden with no rushing around to go anywhere. No problems so far.

DS (10) is struggling. He’s been so good and he’s gone above and beyond with his homeschooling. We have a big garden and can go on socially isolated bike rides or walks and we’ve zoomed (is that a word? 😂) friends and family but he’s an only child and so hasn’t played with another child for 3 weeks. I’ve noticed a lot of regression in his behaviours like baby talk, carrying his teddy around with him, clinginess etc which isn’t like him at all. It must be a sign of anxiety and he’s usually the most ridiculously laid back child 😢.

Yes, autistic Ds2 is going ape shit. All went tits up when it sunk on that we would not be visiting grandparents at Easter.